What color is #FFF5CD?

#FFF5CD is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Stereotypical Duck. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #FFF5CD?

The RGB value is 255, 245, 205: 255 red, 245 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #FFF5CD?

The complementary color is #CDD7FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #FFF5CD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.19:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#FFF5CD color

#FFF5CD rgb(255, 245, 205)

Shades of beige

The hex color #FFF5CD is a very light, vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 100% red, 96.1% green and 80.4% blue (255, 245, 205).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 100% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 20% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Stereotypical Duck (#FFF5CF), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 19.19:1).

#FFF5CD color codes

HEX	`#FFF5CD`
RGB	`rgb(255, 245, 205)`
RGB percent	`rgb(100%, 96.1%, 80.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 100%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 20%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 20%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(96.4, -2.92, 20.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(96.4, 20.7, 98.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(84.911, 90.974, 70.832)`
Decimal	`16774605`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #FFF5CD, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #FFF5CD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	19.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#FFF5CD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	19.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #FFF5CD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #fff5cd; }
.text { color: #fff5cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #fff5cd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(255 245 205 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #fff5cd, #f0ffcd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lemon Chiffon.

Questions

What color is #FFF5CD?: #FFF5CD is a very light, vivid yellow, closest to the named color Stereotypical Duck. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #FFF5CD?: The RGB value is 255, 245, 205: 255 red, 245 green and 205 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #FFF5CD?: The complementary color is #CDD7FF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #FFF5CD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 19.19:1 and white text 1.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.